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Old 09-16-2010, 07:58 PM
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Still remember that joke of a track which carried the distance-challenged LH to a second place finish in the Derby back in '04.

Wouldn't let the big mare anywhere near a strip like that if it was my call...
but she's the best ever, so why worry?
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Old 09-16-2010, 09:51 PM
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but she's the best ever, so why worry?
Come on … everyone knows GZ was the best ever…
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Old 09-17-2010, 06:33 AM
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Come on … everyone knows GZ was the best ever…
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Old 09-17-2010, 06:34 AM
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Come on … everyone knows GZ was the best ever…


he lost a few, and he certainly never danced or bowed.

i think everyone understands what you're doing lately regarding zenyatta. i doubt anyone can blame you.
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Old 09-17-2010, 08:08 AM
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So what are you guys trying to say … that LH would've wired the Travers on a clear day?


Lol … maybe in one of Rock's dreams
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So what are you guys trying to say … that LH would've wired the Travers on a clear day?


Lol … maybe in one of Rock's dreams
At some point, do you even really know what you're arguing or does it all just become words?
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At some point, do you even really know what you're arguing or does it all just become words?
I have always liked how he laughs at his own words with his excessive use of 'LOL'.
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Good answers … figured you guys weren't quite dumb enough to defend LH's ability to take a 10f at Saratoga…
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Yes, your point was that Lion Heart only finished second in the 2004 Derby because of the track, and you'd hate to see Zenyatta have to run on a similar track. When confronted with evidence that Lion Heart was, indeed, a stayer, you bring up a race run in yet another monsoon as proof that Lion Heart couldn't go a route of ground. Perhaps it wasn't the track that had him second in 2004 and instead it was talent? It doesn't seem to be implausible considering the horse won the freaking Haskell.
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Old 09-17-2010, 12:33 PM
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What's really funny is that Zenyatta is the best filly since Ruffian, and according to some people, the best horse since Ruffian.

Though, that's only if every possible condition is stacked in her favor.

Once one little variable is slightly unfavorable, they start flapping their wings and clucking like a coop full of angry hens.
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Old 09-17-2010, 12:34 PM
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Yes, your point was that Lion Heart only finished second in the 2004 Derby because of the track, and you'd hate to see Zenyatta have to run on a similar track. When confronted with evidence that Lion Heart was, indeed, a stayer, you bring up a race run in yet another monsoon as proof that Lion Heart couldn't go a route of ground. Perhaps it wasn't the track that had him second in 2004 and instead it was talent? It doesn't seem to be implausible considering the horse won the freaking Haskell.
The funniest part about the whole thing is Lion Heart got hurt in the Travers and was retired the day after the race.
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Old 09-17-2010, 10:56 AM
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So what are you guys trying to say … that LH would've wired the Travers on a clear day?


Lol … maybe in one of Rock's dreams
Not saying that at all. Just correcting your error about the weather during the race.
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Old 09-17-2010, 11:52 AM
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Not saying that at all. Just correcting your error about the weather during the race.
Think you mean the error in the BH.com article…
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Old 09-17-2010, 12:13 PM
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Think you mean the error in the BH.com article…
Since you never provided the article, I figure you read it wrong.

You must be getting excited. Your annual bet is coming up. Then you'll disappear for awhile. I think we're all excited about that.
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Old 09-17-2010, 08:11 AM
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i think everyone understands what you're doing lately regarding zenyatta. i doubt anyone can blame you.
Very clever sticking the word "blame" in there

Made my prediction for the BCC many months ago in the BC forum … and I wholeheartedly stand by it…
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